Sixteen Weeks

Weeks along: 16
Weight: 194
Waist: 38
Symptoms: Still tired all the time. On the plus side, it's much easier for me to feel my pregnant-ness. When I lay down and put my hands on my belly I can feel a distinct roundness rather than just squishiness. I enjoy it thoroughly.

I also started to freak myself out (again) a little today. This is the week when the baby died during my first pregnancy. That, of course, makes me worry that things will be happening again in this time frame. I'm using gratitude that everything has gone well thus far as a way to alleviate that fear. I'm grateful the doctor offered an ultrasound at 9 weeks to calm me down. I'm grateful that when I went to my last appointment we found the heartbeat as soon as the doppler touched my skin. I'm grateful that I have an obscure relative (step cousin-in-law, to be precise) who is an ultrasound tech and offered to scan me sometime. I'm grateful that particular sometime will probably be this Thursday. If we can't find whether the baby is a girl or a boy, I'm sure she'll offer another one. I'm grateful for that, too.